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president obama lays out his thoughts on the justification for striking syria. while house speaker john boehner and more than 100 members of congress call for congress to have a bigger say in this decision. meanwhile, prime minister cameron and the uk parliament will convene to debate their role in this crisis. that debate could have an echo effect here at home. in the middle a debate over military action, three generations of presidents led thousands in commemorating the anniversary of martin luther king's dream. good morning, it's thursday, august 29, 2013. i'm chuck todd. my first reads of the morning. we begin is syria and that drumbeat apparently for war is a bit slower today. according to the administration, a strike could come as early as today. the president says he hasn't made a final decision and more than 100 lawmakers from both parties say if he opts for an attack, he should get congressional approval first. with that in mind, the white house will hold a conference call today with the
president obama lays out his thoughts on the justification for striking syria. while house speaker john boehner and more than 100 members of congress call for congress to have a bigger say in this decision. meanwhile, prime minister cameron and the uk parliament will convene to debate their role in this crisis. that debate could have an echo effect here at home. in the middle a debate over military action, three generations of presidents led thousands in commemorating the anniversary of martin...
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defund obama care? >> no. it would be an enormously destructive act. most of the republicans have said that. what is going on -- >> most of them have. that is an important point to make. most republicans have said that. i'm glad you are making that point. these people are actually marginalizing themselves more every single day. >> they are also pandering to a stituency. look who is leading the fight, ted cruz, rand paul, rubio, people who want to run for president. they want to command the right wing base in the republican party. and this is red meat for that stituency. this isn't about the good of the country. this is about pandering to the base to try to get advantage in 2016. >> thank you very much. chuck todd, thank you, as well. we'll see you at 9:00 a.m. john meacham thank you, as well. >>> tomorrow we'll be broadcasting live from the factory floor of the ford auto plant in detroit. we'll take a hard look at the bankruptcy issue. >>> later today rick snyder stops by to tell us what the state is do
defund obama care? >> no. it would be an enormously destructive act. most of the republicans have said that. what is going on -- >> most of them have. that is an important point to make. most republicans have said that. i'm glad you are making that point. these people are actually marginalizing themselves more every single day. >> they are also pandering to a stituency. look who is leading the fight, ted cruz, rand paul, rubio, people who want to run for president. they want...
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, save us from obama care. the president goes up to the capitol hill, he talks to the democrats, the first topic they want to talk about, the first topic he talks about, is how he's going to exempt them from obama care. >> well, joe, how many laws does congress not exempt itself from? there's a lot of precedent for this. lawmakers don't seem to actually want to live by the laws they pass. but anyhow, we're not going to have to worry about this, right? because the house is going to vote today to repeal obama care, so surely that will just sail through and solve the whole thing, right? >> and they're going to shut down the government if they don't get their way. >> of course. >> i mean charles krauthammer coming out this morning saying what we said yesterday, this is political suicide, and it wouldn't work anyway. sam stein, so let's give a little background on this. >> sure. >> i think it was grassley that put this amendment in to make sure that congress would have to live by the same laws that they passed as fa
, save us from obama care. the president goes up to the capitol hill, he talks to the democrats, the first topic they want to talk about, the first topic he talks about, is how he's going to exempt them from obama care. >> well, joe, how many laws does congress not exempt itself from? there's a lot of precedent for this. lawmakers don't seem to actually want to live by the laws they pass. but anyhow, we're not going to have to worry about this, right? because the house is going to vote...
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the implementation of obama care. what's his excuse? obama care is unaffordable, unworkable and unfair. many could lose their doctors and others may be forced to pay higher premium. obama care is a job killer that will hurt arizona families yet jeff flake refuses to do what it takes to stop funding for this liberal train wreck. >> flake's response on twitter was brief. oh, whatever. >> senator flake has said he would oppose the law but has resisted taking extreme measures like threatening a government shutdown to defund the law. >> the guy is about as close to a libertarian as we have. >> this guy is a genuine conservative. >> he is such a -- a real conservative. >> and doesn't want to shut the government down because he's a responsible person. this is insanity, what's happening. >> the group behind the ad -- >> no. my party is pushing back on this. you've already tried to blame bobby rigs on my party. >> that was a low blow. >> this group that is going after people like jeff flake and mitch mcconnell, you say, my par
the implementation of obama care. what's his excuse? obama care is unaffordable, unworkable and unfair. many could lose their doctors and others may be forced to pay higher premium. obama care is a job killer that will hurt arizona families yet jeff flake refuses to do what it takes to stop funding for this liberal train wreck. >> flake's response on twitter was brief. oh, whatever. >> senator flake has said he would oppose the law but has resisted taking extreme measures like...
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president obama always talks him into staying. this time he's telling his associates in the white house, no, i really mean it. i got to be out of here by september. wouldn't surprise me at all if it turns out september turns into october and a few more months after that. >> nicolle wallace -- >> real debate, obama wants him to say and sounds like rouse wants to go. >> you're nodding your head, time to get out of the white house. >> deeply held fantasy of every white house staffer to announce their resignation. you spend an inordinate amount of time planning and dreaming about your resignation, not because you don't love the president you serve, but you miss the daylight and the seasons. >> it's a grind. >> all the things -- it's a privilege and honor to serve but on the human level, it's an extraordinary grind and anyone that's been there since in the beginning is not only nearing a team when they're probably truly burned out but past that point. >> pete has been there since the beginning. thank you so much. we'll see you. >> comi
president obama always talks him into staying. this time he's telling his associates in the white house, no, i really mean it. i got to be out of here by september. wouldn't surprise me at all if it turns out september turns into october and a few more months after that. >> nicolle wallace -- >> real debate, obama wants him to say and sounds like rouse wants to go. >> you're nodding your head, time to get out of the white house. >> deeply held fantasy of every white...
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latest push for obama care. i can't believe it. but this obama care back and forth continues. and it's going to keep going straight through the elections. >> well, it is. he has president bill clinton is going to be out next week at his presidential library down in arkansas talking about what the law does, the facts about the law, the benefits, what's working. circle october 1st when enrollment begins and joe, politico is reporting that starting october 1st a whole political campaign around it. you will have the president, the first lady, the vice president, dr. jill biden, all out this fall making strategic appearances around this law. they're going to be tracking those enrollments, looking at it as a political campaign, where they're weak, where they feed to be and they will be sending officials based on how people are signing up. >> you know, i'm looking also at other stories in politico, one of your top stories, nancy pelosi, the hawk, tells barack obama to act on syria. isn't that interesting? the names of
latest push for obama care. i can't believe it. but this obama care back and forth continues. and it's going to keep going straight through the elections. >> well, it is. he has president bill clinton is going to be out next week at his presidential library down in arkansas talking about what the law does, the facts about the law, the benefits, what's working. circle october 1st when enrollment begins and joe, politico is reporting that starting october 1st a whole political campaign...
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do the average americans understand what obama care is? >> the average member of congress doesn't understand. the changes were implemented august 1st? that's a key date. >> that's a key date but already because of changes in reimbursement, now the hospitals are waking up and saying we have to provide lower cost ways to serve the community so they don't come into the hospitals because we're not getting reimbursed anymore. so it's very quiet, it's long term, it's below the headlines right now something good is happening and that cost curve is starting to tip downward. >> coming up on "morning joe" from the new film "the butler" our conversation with oprah winfrey and lee daniels. we'll talk about the film and the changes at own that have the film pulling in a profit well before expected. and up next, the top stories in the blit capolitical play book. but first the weather. bill? >> it's sweater weather. >> is at that trip? >> in some places it's jacket weather. temperatures 15 degrees cooler from new york city to the ohio valley. this is a f
do the average americans understand what obama care is? >> the average member of congress doesn't understand. the changes were implemented august 1st? that's a key date. >> that's a key date but already because of changes in reimbursement, now the hospitals are waking up and saying we have to provide lower cost ways to serve the community so they don't come into the hospitals because we're not getting reimbursed anymore. so it's very quiet, it's long term, it's below the headlines...
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the book is "collision 2012" obama versus romney. you can read an excerpt on our site mojo.msnbc.com. good luck with those amazon people. i hear their sharks. >> oh, gosh. this is going to be bad. four famous faces join forces in a bearded tribute to the band mumford and sons. it doesn't end well. the viral video is next. ♪ i will call you by name i will share your ♪ ♪ "stubborn love" by the lumineers did you get my email? i did. so what did you think of the house? did you see the school ratings? oh, you're right. hey babe, i got to go. bye daddy! have a good day at school, ok? ...but what about when my parents visit? ok. i just love this one... and it's next to a park. i love it. i love it too. here's our new house... daddy! you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if yo
the book is "collision 2012" obama versus romney. you can read an excerpt on our site mojo.msnbc.com. good luck with those amazon people. i hear their sharks. >> oh, gosh. this is going to be bad. four famous faces join forces in a bearded tribute to the band mumford and sons. it doesn't end well. the viral video is next. ♪ i will call you by name i will share your ♪ ♪ "stubborn love" by the lumineers did you get my email? i did. so what did you think of the...
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. >> i had asked her if she wanted to -- if she wanted president obama to come down and campaign for her and that was her answer, was that this campaign is about kentucky. in short, not so much. >> she's trying to separate herself a little bit. senator mcconnell chose to attack alison lundergan gims father, a former state democratic chairman. >> it's getting better and better. >> i want to say how nice it is, how nice it is, to see jerry hunter began balu lun -- lundergan back in the game. like the loyal democrat hi is he's taking orders from the obama campaign on how to run his daughter's campaign. they told him to make a pitch on the internet for the women's vote and he sent a check to anthony weiner. >> what? >> what? >> i don't know, but i love it. >> went after the dad. >> i don't know. i don't know. so anyway, but she seems to have a lot of composure. the tea party candidate what's his name? >> matt bev vin. >> he was sharp too. >> seemed pretty sharp. the question here is how viable are these two against mitch mcconnell. it's a red state and a tea party challenger. not sure ho
. >> i had asked her if she wanted to -- if she wanted president obama to come down and campaign for her and that was her answer, was that this campaign is about kentucky. in short, not so much. >> she's trying to separate herself a little bit. senator mcconnell chose to attack alison lundergan gims father, a former state democratic chairman. >> it's getting better and better. >> i want to say how nice it is, how nice it is, to see jerry hunter began balu lun --...